The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-04


Southwestern Road But Escapes Be-
ing Wrecked-An Excavation Which
Probably Led to the Death OF DR..
Gray, of Atlanta.
GEORGIA
On account of being unable to get coke
the Cedartown furnace has shut down.
The MarShal's sales advertised in the At
lanta Constitution cover over thirteen and
half columns
News of the death of President GraAin- of
the Georgia Chemical Works, was received
in Augusta Sunday.
John W. Kent, living five miles east of,
Buchanan, has made 800 gallons of syrup,
and will make over 300 more this season.
Waynesboro is soon to have bank. The
incorporators are MeSsrs. I. NJ. Berrien, DIR.
LLOYD Belt and legislative Representative
c. T. Belt.
At Lexington Saturday a small child of
b. B. Williams was poisoned by swallowing
kerosene oil. DR.. Carter was Immediately
summoned and the child has recovered.
At Wintervile Friday Capt. Barnett lost
his stable by fire IL caught from an engine
near by where he was ginning cotton. He
lost some forage in the stable. Some stock
near the fire were slightly injured, but
nothing else was lost. The loss is $500 with
The announcement that Mr. Randall has
accepted an invitation to visit the Piedmont
Fair, and is billed for an address on the
opening day, has given rise to quite a popu-
lar suggestion among the friends and adj
mirers of Mr.. Carlisle that he be invited to
attend the State Fair and deliver an ad-
dress.
The chronological commissioners at At
lanta received four bids for the erection of
al.f ~ 49, 81
day by a committee of the board and all of
them were so unsatisfactory that they were
rejected. They were all unreasonably high,
and the matter will be referred back TO the
commission, which meets next Thursday
Alfred Smith, the colored man who killed
Joe Allen at Doboy, in August last, is a free
man again, he having secured bail. W. II.
Wallace, of Savannah, is his bondsman and
the bond is for 81, 600 Smith has employed
Rnfus E. Lester and F. W. Meldrim, of Sa-
vannah, to defend him at the next term of
Mcintosh Superior Court, which convenes
on Nov. 2S.
Some of the wealthy members of DR..
Hawthorne's church, at Atlanta, are i'm
favor of increasing his salary 81 900 a year
TO show their appreciation of him and to
show that their confidence in him was not
weakened by the anxious Inquirer cpl
sode. One of the richest members said the
other day: ''If the church can't pay it /
can" Dr. Hawthorne's income is about
5000 year.
About three miles from Columbus, on the
Southwestern railroad, Saturday afternoon,
a heavy wood train going into that city ran
into pole car. The car was crushed like
an egg she'll but fortunately the train was
not wrecked. Engineer Mcdonald, who
was running the train, says he did not see the
car until within about forty yards of it, and
did not have time to check his engine. j.
+. billiard, the section boss, had charge of
the pole car. 1t is said that a similar acct
dent occurred near the same place a short
time ago. Several bars in the pilot of the
engine were broken by the collision.
AT Albany Saturday, a negro teamster
handled his six mules with such easy grace
that the attention of many was directed to
1t. He threaded his way through a narrow
serpentine passage way between innumer
able vehicles in most matches manner
and drove In an easy trot to the water basin
for stock. The question naturally suggested
itself to the lookers-on, how he was to water
his six mules. They did not have long to
wait to ascertain. He drove up just near
enough for the first pair to drink, then
pulling them aside, he easily put the others
In their turn, in reach of the water, and
without alighting from his saddle mule
1t was a clever piece of driving
On Saturday last party of several men
and young girl drove up in front of the
court house at Franklin. They were armed
with guns and pistols, and naturally created
the idea that something was up A marriage
license was requested for Dan Adams and
Minnie Buckelew, but doubling the girls
age, they were refused, and the party turned
their way toward Carrollton, where they
had better success. 1t will be remembered
that Adams shot Buckelew some weeks ago.
the cause OF which was the persistent at
tentions Of the former to the latter's daugh-
ter, Buckelew has threatened the life of both
Adams and his daughter, and no one can
surmise the ending of the matter. Adams
and his friends are ready for the worst.
Recently there was a large excavation
made on a lot almost Immediately at the
residence of tn late DIR. James A. Gray, of
Atlanta In the excavation a sewer was
opened and remained so for awhile, despite
the protests Of the neighbors, in which DR.
Gray Joined. IL is possible that no one
suffered on account of the excavation and
sewer, but the results in Dr. Gray's home
would not lead TO such a conclusion. Dr.
Gray's sister had severe attack of typhoid
fever; DR.. Gray is in his grave, and MIR.
Harkins, brother-in-law, is critically ill
with that disease. Two years ago, in At
Isfira, great ditch for a sewer was dug
near the home of beautiful young lady
who was the picture of health. She was
taken with fever and died. Certainly she
owed her death to the local cause
About two miles south of Madison about
midnight Saturday night Aleck Morris. a
negro, killed Dan Locket, cut Locket's wife's
throat and stabbed his own wife, Mary. He
killed Dan Locket, his father-in-law, by
shooting him in the back of his head with a
nhotsun while Dan was asleep. Morris then
tried to kill his mother-in-law, Lucy
Locket, by cutting her throat. He
made wound from ear to ear and severed
the windpipe. She may die at any mo.
rent. After leaving Lucy Locket as dead
he sprang at his wife, Mary Morris, pulled
her out of the house and stabbed her several
times in the neck, but she is not dangerously
cut The trouble grew out of the fact that
-Aleck had whipped his wife, and she
went to the house of her father,
Dan Locket. Aleck went there last
night and tried to persuade her to re-
turn home. Not succeeding, he revenged
himself by trying TO kill the whole family
The seoundrel escaped, but Sheriff Hillsman
has bloodhounds from Smith convict camp
on his track, and he may be caught
Morris is rather thin, feet 10 inches in
height, weighs about l40 pounds, ginger
cake colored, and is cross eyed The negroes
are much excited. II he is caught to-day
an effort will be made to lynch him.
The boys of Arlington are fond of prac-
tical jokes. In fact, they are a worry TO